Long time no blog. I have so much to tell you all I don't know where to start! Bueno, at the end of March was Pascua or Easter it was very different than we celebrate in the US, instead of dying easter eggs we made our own out of chocolate using a mold and then decorated them, it was ten times better because we could eat them afterwards. After we went to an Aunts house in another city close by, the whole family got together and we had dinner there and after ended up staying until like two am dancing and celebrating with everyone! Argentina es locaaaa! All in all it was really fun and cool to see how another country celebrates differently.
Around the same time we took a trip with the family to Buenos Aires. We went to Calle Caminito which is one of the prettiest places Ive ever been! It was really cool to see because we have a picture of the street hanging in my spanish class. There everything is colorful, the buildings are all painted with blue, yellow, red, pink ect., there are people outside playing instruments, painting, or dancing tango. After that we went to Puerto Madero, a famous river port in Buenos Aires which is beautiful at night time.
During the past couple months we have gone to two mateadas or gatherings with the exchange students of AFS in Buenos Aires. These are really fun, we live about an hour away so we usually take a bus up and back, there we all get together meet new people from all over the world who have been living in Argentina for various lengths of time depending on their program. We usually do ice breaker activities, drink mate (a typical Argentinian drink) and end up talking and connecting with people from all over the world. From these gatherings weve even learned a few words in German and Japanese!
A couple of weeks ago there was a flood here in La Plata. Unfortunately a lot of people were affected, in our house a lot of water entered but with the help of family and friends we were able to dry, clean and replace almost everything. For about a week there were people helping, gathering food and clothes to give away in the plazas and helping in about any way they could. It surprised me more than anything how helpful and nice the people are here who all made a difference by helping out.
The time is flying by and as of now although I miss my family and friends, I dont want to think about how I have to go back home in just three months and how much Im going to miss the friends Ive made here and most of all my family here. I feel like I've adapted a lot to the culture, the language and the lifestyle here. I can take a micro or bus to the center of the city by myself and almost understand the streets and how to navigate my way through the city, I understand my teachers better and my schoolwork, and although I don't understand everything, my Spanish has improved a lot. I get along really well with everyone in my family and feel like La Plata is my home away from home. I love living here and couldn't have asked for a better Host Family or place to come and learn a new language and culture. As for now school and everyday life is going great, the next week we have a field trip with my class to Buenos Aires which I'm excited for and at the end of may I'm going on a trip with AFS to Salta and Jujuy a province in northern Argentina!
Thats all for now,
Ill be sure to update soon, chau!
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